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Single-Shot Tuberculosis Prevention, Shorter Treatment Regimens: WHO Sets Global Targets
The WHO has issued new targets for long-acting injectable TB medicines that could reduce months of daily pills to a single injection for prevention or three dosing visits for treatment. Here's what this could mean for India.
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Manipur Governor Calls For Stronger TB Detection In Remote, Difficult-To-Reach Areas
Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla said on Saturday that while the state's reported tuberculosis (TB) indicators are relatively favourable, greater efforts are needed to strengthen case detection, particularly in remote and difficult-to-reach areas.
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Protection From Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Could Wane After One Year In High-Burden Countries: Study
They estimated TB risk among people with TB infections in 24 countries and found that TPT offered strong initial protection, but long-term protection varied depending on the burden of TB disease in each area.
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Delhi Lt Governor Proposes Mandatory Tuberculosis Test For All Hospital Patients
The proposal comes as Delhi is behind key targets under its TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, with the September 30 deadline approaching.
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Tackling Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Johns Hopkins' New Nasal Vaccine Boosts Effect Of Standard Antibiotics
A new nasal vaccine developed by Johns Hopkins scientists shows promise to tackle drug-resistant tuberculosis. Here are the findings of the study and the implications of the study for India.
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Health Minister JP Nadda Reviews TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, Calls for 'Zero Missing Cases'
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Friday emphasised that the second phase of the intensified 100-day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, scheduled to conclude in the first week of July 2026, represents a critical last-mile effort to identify every missing tuberculosis case
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JP Nadda Urges Early Lung Screening, Responsible AI Use In Health Sector
The minister said that India has significantly scaled up modern diagnostics to detect TB and other lung diseases. Molecular testing platforms, digital chest X-ray services, AI-assisted interpretation tools.
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JP Nadda Urges Early Lung Screening, Responsible AI Use In Health Sector
The minister said that India has significantly scaled up modern diagnostics to detect TB and other lung diseases. Molecular testing platforms, digital chest X-ray services, AI-assisted interpretation tools.
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New Swab Test Could Detect Tuberculosis In Under 1 Hour
Researchers have developed a fast, non-invasive tongue swab test for tuberculosis that could transform global TB diagnosis. The portable test delivers accurate results in under an hour and may improve detection in hard-to-test patients.
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New Swab Test Could Detect Tuberculosis In Under 1 Hour
Researchers have developed a fast, non-invasive tongue swab test for tuberculosis that could transform global TB diagnosis. The portable test delivers accurate results in under an hour and may improve detection in hard-to-test patients.
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Nutritional Support To 2.8 Million Tuberculosis Patients Could Avert 120,000 Deaths Yearly: Study
Researchers in collaboration with India's National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) found that food support is a cost-effective way to improve health outcomes for people with TB in 94 per cent of the study's simulations.
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Nutritional Support To 2.8 Million Tuberculosis Patients Could Avert 120,000 Deaths Yearly: Study
Researchers in collaboration with India's National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) found that food support is a cost-effective way to improve health outcomes for people with TB in 94 per cent of the study's simulations.
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India Gets New Vaccine Tools To Fight Tuberculosis In Adolescents: Not 'A Magic Bullet' But A Good Breakthrough
While the vaccines are products of private sector innovation, their evaluation has been firmly anchored in public science, with a large, independent Phase III clinical trial led, funded and sponsored by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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India Gets New Vaccine Tools To Fight Tuberculosis In Adolescents: Not 'A Magic Bullet' But A Good Breakthrough
While the vaccines are products of private sector innovation, their evaluation has been firmly anchored in public science, with a large, independent Phase III clinical trial led, funded and sponsored by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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Genital Tuberculosis: Is This A Hidden Cause Of Female Infertility In India?
Genital tuberculosis is a form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis which spreads from lung infections and other body infections to invade the female reproductive system.
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Single-Shot Tuberculosis Prevention, Shorter Treatment Regimens: WHO Sets Global Targets
The WHO has issued new targets for long-acting injectable TB medicines that could reduce months of daily pills to a single injection for prevention or three dosing visits for treatment. Here's what this could mean for India.
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Manipur Governor Calls For Stronger TB Detection In Remote, Difficult-To-Reach Areas
Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla said on Saturday that while the state's reported tuberculosis (TB) indicators are relatively favourable, greater efforts are needed to strengthen case detection, particularly in remote and difficult-to-reach areas.
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Protection From Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Could Wane After One Year In High-Burden Countries: Study
They estimated TB risk among people with TB infections in 24 countries and found that TPT offered strong initial protection, but long-term protection varied depending on the burden of TB disease in each area.
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Delhi Lt Governor Proposes Mandatory Tuberculosis Test For All Hospital Patients
The proposal comes as Delhi is behind key targets under its TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, with the September 30 deadline approaching.
-
Tackling Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Johns Hopkins' New Nasal Vaccine Boosts Effect Of Standard Antibiotics
A new nasal vaccine developed by Johns Hopkins scientists shows promise to tackle drug-resistant tuberculosis. Here are the findings of the study and the implications of the study for India.
-
Health Minister JP Nadda Reviews TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, Calls for 'Zero Missing Cases'
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Friday emphasised that the second phase of the intensified 100-day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, scheduled to conclude in the first week of July 2026, represents a critical last-mile effort to identify every missing tuberculosis case
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JP Nadda Urges Early Lung Screening, Responsible AI Use In Health Sector
The minister said that India has significantly scaled up modern diagnostics to detect TB and other lung diseases. Molecular testing platforms, digital chest X-ray services, AI-assisted interpretation tools.
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JP Nadda Urges Early Lung Screening, Responsible AI Use In Health Sector
The minister said that India has significantly scaled up modern diagnostics to detect TB and other lung diseases. Molecular testing platforms, digital chest X-ray services, AI-assisted interpretation tools.
-
New Swab Test Could Detect Tuberculosis In Under 1 Hour
Researchers have developed a fast, non-invasive tongue swab test for tuberculosis that could transform global TB diagnosis. The portable test delivers accurate results in under an hour and may improve detection in hard-to-test patients.
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New Swab Test Could Detect Tuberculosis In Under 1 Hour
Researchers have developed a fast, non-invasive tongue swab test for tuberculosis that could transform global TB diagnosis. The portable test delivers accurate results in under an hour and may improve detection in hard-to-test patients.
-
Nutritional Support To 2.8 Million Tuberculosis Patients Could Avert 120,000 Deaths Yearly: Study
Researchers in collaboration with India's National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) found that food support is a cost-effective way to improve health outcomes for people with TB in 94 per cent of the study's simulations.
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Nutritional Support To 2.8 Million Tuberculosis Patients Could Avert 120,000 Deaths Yearly: Study
Researchers in collaboration with India's National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) found that food support is a cost-effective way to improve health outcomes for people with TB in 94 per cent of the study's simulations.
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India Gets New Vaccine Tools To Fight Tuberculosis In Adolescents: Not 'A Magic Bullet' But A Good Breakthrough
While the vaccines are products of private sector innovation, their evaluation has been firmly anchored in public science, with a large, independent Phase III clinical trial led, funded and sponsored by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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India Gets New Vaccine Tools To Fight Tuberculosis In Adolescents: Not 'A Magic Bullet' But A Good Breakthrough
While the vaccines are products of private sector innovation, their evaluation has been firmly anchored in public science, with a large, independent Phase III clinical trial led, funded and sponsored by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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Genital Tuberculosis: Is This A Hidden Cause Of Female Infertility In India?
Genital tuberculosis is a form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis which spreads from lung infections and other body infections to invade the female reproductive system.
